July 10-17, 2009: The Teapot of Sagittarius, globular cluster M4, the Snake Nebula

Posted by Michael Bakich
on Thursday, July 9, 2009

Sagittarius Teapot asterismEach week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.

In each episode, Michael highlights:

  • One object you can see without any optical aid
  • One object you can see with a small (4-inch) telescope
  • One object you can see with at least an 8-inch telescope
Targets for July 10-17, 2009
    Naked eye: The Teapot of Sagittarius
    Small telescope:
    Globular cluster M4
    8-inch or larger telescope:
    The Snake Nebula

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